United States v. Martin Meza-Sanchez

967 F.2d 594 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin MEZA-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30129. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 9, 1992. Decided June 2, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Martin Meza-Sanchez appeals his conviction for illegal reentry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Meza-Sanchez was deported from the United States to Mexico on July 15, 1988. His deportation was based on six state felony convictions, including one conviction for delivery of a controlled substance. Meza-Sanchez did not contest the validity of the convictions during his deportation proceedings nor did he appeal the deportation order. He reentered the United States illegally three days after being deported and was later discovered in Oregon by the Immigration and Naturalization…